Cypress Hills (electoral district)

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Cypress Hills is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located in the extreme southwest corner of the province. This constituency has an economy based on agriculture, cattle ranching and major oil and gas production. The constituency also contains the Great Sand Hills in its northern areas and Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park. A near-complete Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton was found near the town of Eastend. It is one of only 12 in the world. The largest communities include Maple Creek and Shaunavon with populations of 2,270 and 1,775 respectively.

[edit] Election Results

Saskatchewan General Election 2003: Cypress Hills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Saskachewan Party Wayne Elhard 4,442 65.45%
     NDP Eric August 1,412 20.80%
     Liberal Barry Thienes 933 13.75%
Total 6,787 100.00%


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See also: 2003 election | List of elections | Politics of Saskatchewan